Reba McEntire talks granddaughter River Rose

NASHVILLE, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Reba McEntire is thrilled with new granddaughter River Rose.

The 59-year-old country star spoke lovingly of the six-month-old infant at the American Country Countdown Awards earlier this week. River Rose is the daughter of McEntire's stepson, Brandon Blackstock, and his wife, singer Kelly Clarkson.

"I am so happy for Kelly," she gushed. "And the way she is with River is as it should be with every mother and their baby. [My grandchildren are] totally as different as night and day from each other. I love every one of them to pieces, and River is going to be so loved in this family."

McEntire and Narvel Blackstock have been married since 1989. She and her husband have one son, Shelby Steven, and Blackstock has three other children, including Brandon, from a previous relationship. The couple have six grandchildren in total.

Clarkson and Blackstock married in October 2013, and welcomed River Rose in June. Friends and fellow singers Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert celebrated the baby's birth by gifting the infant a personalized acoustic guitar.

McEntire last released compilation album Icon in August, and is recording a new record with Nash Icon. Clarkson most recently debuted holiday album Wrapped in Red in October 2013, and has a new record planned for 2015.